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The Emperor's Last Stand

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Starscape
ISBN 13 : 1250189373
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Emperor's Last Stand written by David Lubar and published by Starscape. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor's Last Stand is the third and final hilarious intergalactic Emperor of the Universe adventure by David Lubar. “What do you get when you combine a 7th grader, a gerbil, a package of ground beef, and an alien space ship on a chase across the universe? David Lubar’s latest masterpiece, of course!”—Dan Gutman, bestselling author of the My Weird School series, on Emperor of the Universe Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil face their most existential crisis yet when the universe is attacked by beings from a parallel universe intent on conquering every other parallel universe. If Nicholas fails in his mission to defend the universe, it’ll mean the end of life itself . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Rome's Last Stand: The End of an Empire

Author : Kevin Hunt
Publisher : Kevin Hunt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome's Last Stand: The End of an Empire written by Kevin Hunt and published by Kevin Hunt. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rome's Last Stand takes a closer look into the twilight of an empire— the grandeur, the decline, and the echoes that reverberate through time. From the marble halls of Rome to the crumbling aqueducts, this book unravels the enigma of the Roman Empire’s fall and its enduring impact on our world. Witness the unraveling of an ancient superpower. Political corruption, economic strain, and military challenges converged, leading to the empire’s demise. Yet, within the ruins, seeds of renewal were sown. The Romans bequeathed us a legacy that transcends millennia. Their art, architecture, language, and law continue to shape our lives. From the Colosseum’s arches to the Latin roots of our vocabulary, their whispers persist. The End of an Empire invites you to explore the past—the triumphs, tragedies, and the indomitable spirit that endures.

Freedom's Last Stand

Author : James Schrader
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304361209
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Freedom's Last Stand written by James Schrader and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment in James Schrader's "Truth and Freedom Trilogy." -- The plague of tyranny surges forward as Ferguson, Bauer, Isaac, and their stalwart band of Patriots take up the long sword of strength and stand against Tymax and the pestilence of NewAmerica. With the power of the HSAT as their equalizer, the Patriots send a message of justice and receive a shock wave of treachery in return. The battle for our scorched and weary nation boils to the point of destruction, and when the smoke clears, only one side is left standing. Can the fleeting remnants of truth, justice, and liberty prevail against the caustic flow of greed, hedonism, and deceit? Time is running out. Who will the victor be? Will it be them? Will it be us? ...Or, will it be no one?

The Emperor's Last Island

Author : Julia Blackburn
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448161789
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Emperor's Last Island written by Julia Blackburn and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor's Last Stand is a book about St Helena, an island with a sad, strange history, and about the tangle of stories and myths, absurdities and simple facts that have accumulated around Napoleon and his sojourn here. It follows him through the eyes of those who lived with him, who guarded him, who managed only to catch a brief glimpse of him, alive or dead. It is also a personal account: a description of Julia Blackburn's own journey to St Helena and at the same time a journey through the private memories and associations evoked by the telling of this poignant and curious story.

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

Author : James D. Hornfischer
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 030748730X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors written by James D. Hornfischer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008-11-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’ s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history. In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno. Praise for The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors “One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers. . . . Exalting American sailors and pilots as they richly deserve. . . . Reads like a very good action novel.”—Publishers Weekly “Reads as fresh as tomorrow's headlines. . . . Hornfischer's captivating narrative uses previously classified documents to reconstruct the epic battle and eyewitness accounts to bring the officers and sailors to life.”—Texas Monthly “Hornfischer is a powerful stylist whose explanations are clear as well as memorable. . . . A dire survival-at-sea saga.”—Denver Post “In The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, James Hornfischer drops you right into the middle of this raging battle, with 5-inch guns blazing, torpedoes detonating and Navy fliers dive-bombing. . . . The overall story of the battle is one of American guts, glory and heroic sacrifice.”—Omaha World Herald

Humanity's Last Stand

Author : Nicanor Perlas
Publisher : Temple Lodge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1912230178
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Humanity's Last Stand written by Nicanor Perlas and published by Temple Lodge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although still in its earliest stages, artificial intelligence (AI) is radically transforming all aspects of society. With the immanent emergence of Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) and the illusory temptations of "transhumanism," humankind stands at a crossroads. Nicanor Perlas makes an urgent plea in this book. It is imperative, he says, that we take immediate steps to ensure that digitized technology is aligned to human values and priorities. Otherwise, ASI will kill the essence of our humanity. Furthermore, if we do not master it now, ASI will transform humanity into its own image--ultimately, it will destroy the human race. AI experts have not offered a single cogent solution to this existential threat. Rudolf Steiner, however, not only foresaw these developments, but also provided clear alternatives. Steiner--who developed a contemporary scientific approach to spirituality--provided philosophical, ontological, and social innovations to save humanity from this technological abyss. It is the task of the global anthroposophic movement to pioneer this civilization-saving work--to establish spiritual-scientific ideas in mainstream culture that would allow AI to emerge in a healthier societal context. Perlas offers an overview of the AI phenomenon, together with its related transhuman concepts of "perfecting humanity," outlining the critical internal and external responses needed to meet them consciously. In particular, the author addresses the movement connected to the work of Rudolf Steiner, indicating its all-important tasks to cooperate with progressive individuals and movements, including scientists and civil society activists; to mobilize its "daughter" movements for action; and, ultimately, to cooperate with the spiritual powers that have guided and served humanity since the dawn of time. This, says Perlas, is humanity's last stand. Failure is not an option. C O N T E N T S Preface Part One: Brave New World of Artificial Intelligence 1. The World Is on Fire! 2. Utopia or Extinction? 3. Awakening to our True Humanity--the Way Out Part Two: Preparing for Spiritual Battle 4. Spiritual Opponents Fueling the Potential for Technological Apocalypse 5. Anthroposophy: In Defense of the Truly Human 6. The Mission and Ways of Evil 7. The Two Milestones of the Global Anthroposophical Movement Part Three: Self and Collective Mastery to Serve the World 8. Self-Mastery--Preparing Our Self for Spiritual Battle 9. Accessing the Support of the Keepers of Humanity 10. Collective Human Intelligence (CHI) Part Four: Activating the Daughter Movements 11. Conditions for Decisive Action 12. The Strategic Role of the Biodynamic Agriculture Movement 13. The Truth Force of the Youth Movement 14. The Original Daughter Movements 15. The Second-Generation Daughter Movements Part Five: Forming Alliances with Other Spiritual Movements 16. The Second and More Spiritual-Scientific Revolution 17. Answering the Four Grand Temptations of Artificial Intelligence 18. The Sleeping Giant: Global Civil Society 2.0 Part Six: Learning from Failure: The Last Stand 19. The Wisdom of Failure 20. The Last Stand 21. The Michaelic Will and the Future of Humanity

Last Stand on Bataan

Author : Christopher L. Kolakowski
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786474890
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Last Stand on Bataan written by Christopher L. Kolakowski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.

Cain's Last Stand

Author : Sandy Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781844166671
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Cain's Last Stand written by Sandy Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the forces of Chaos overwhelm Perlia, can Commissar Cain prove himself to be a real hero of the Imperium one last time?

The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453

Author : Marios Philippides
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317016084
Total Pages : 919 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 written by Marios Philippides and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major study is a comprehensive scholarly work on a key moment in the history of Europe, the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The result of years of research, it presents all available sources along with critical evaluations of these narratives. The authors have consulted texts in all relevant languages, both those that remain only in manuscript and others that have been printed, often in careless and inferior editions. Attention is also given to 'folk history' as it evolved over centuries, producing prominent myths and folktales in Greek, medieval Russian, Italian, and Turkish folklore. Part I, The Pen, addresses the complex questions introduced by this myriad of original literature and secondary sources.

Constantine XI Dragaš Palaeologus (1404–1453)

Author : Marios Philippides
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351055402
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Constantine XI Dragaš Palaeologus (1404–1453) written by Marios Philippides and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantine XI’s last moments in life, as he stood before the walls of Constantinople in 1453, have bestowed a heroic status on him. This book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing individual: the last emperor of Constantinople. To be sure, the last of the Greek Caesars was a fascinating figure, not so much because he was a great statesman, as he was not, and not because of his military prowess, as he was neither a notable tactician nor a soldier of exceptional merit. This monarch may have formulated grandiose plans but his hopes and ambitions were ultimately doomed, because he failed to inspire his own subjects, who did not rally to his cause. Constantine lacked the skills to create, restore, or maintain harmony in his troubled realm. In addition, he was ineffective on the diplomatic front, as he proved unable to stimulate Latin Christendom to mount an expedition and come to the aid of south-eastern Orthodox Europe. Yet in sharp contrast to his numerous shortcomings, his military defeats, and the various disappointments during his reign, posterity still fondly remembers the last Constantine.

Sons of the Emperor: An Anthology

Author : John French
Publisher : Games Workshop
ISBN 13 : 9781784967239
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Sons of the Emperor: An Anthology written by John French and published by Games Workshop. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing collection of Horus Heresy Primarch short stroies, penned by a host of best selling authors. A must have for all fans of Horus Heresy! From their shadowed origins to the desperate battles that ensued when half of them rebelled against their father, the Sons of the Emperor – the vaunted primarchs – were among the greatest of humanity's champions, warriors without peer and heroes whose deeds became legend. From the Angel Sanguinius, who took the sole brunt of his Legion's most brutal acts, to Vulkan, whose humanity made him unique amongst his brothers, and from dour Perturabo, architect, inventor and murderous warlord, to Horus, whose shining light was eclipsed only by the darkness that grew within his soul, this anthology covers eight of the primarchs and their greatest – or darkest – deeds. CONTENTS The Passing of Angels by John French The Abyssal Edge by Aaron Dembski-Bowden Mercy of the Dragon by Nick Kyme Shadow of the Past by Gav Thorpe The Emperor’s Architect by Guy Haley Prince of Blood by L J Goulding The Ancient Awaits by Graham McNeill Misbegotten by Dan Abnett

The Rose Demon

Author : Paul Doherty
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 0755350464
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (553 download)

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Download or read book The Rose Demon written by Paul Doherty and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunted, misunderstood outcast... or a murderer? Paul Doherty writes an epic, spine-chilling story of terror, mystery and black magic set in the Middle Ages in his spellbinding novel, The Rose Demon. Perfect for fans of Michael Jecks and Robin Hobb. Matthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things. Though enthralled, the boy is always puzzled by his lessons with the hermit - never more so than the night the villagers hunt the hermit down, and burn him, believing him to be responsible for the many deaths. The Rose Demon explores Matthias's unique relationship with a spirit he strives to placate but ultimately flees from. His story is played out against the vivid panorama of medieval life; the fall and sack of Constantinople, the turbulent Wars of the Roses, the terror of witchcraft, the battlefields of Spain and finally the lush jungles of the Caribbean where the Rose Demon and Matthias have one final, dramatic confrontation. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'Doherty weaves his spell on his readers bringing medieval England to life' 'A captivating read - I was thrilled' 'Pure brilliance'

The Last Emperors

Author : Evelyn S. Rawski
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520926790
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Last Emperors written by Evelyn S. Rawski and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but rather from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.

Ghost Empire: A Journey to the Legendary Constantinople

Author : Richard Fidler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681775778
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Empire: A Journey to the Legendary Constantinople written by Richard Fidler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brilliant reconstruction of the saga of power, glory, and invasion that is the one-thousand year story of Constantinople. A truly marvelous book." —Simon Winchester Ghost Empire is a rare treasure—an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, narrated by a master storyteller. The story is a revelation: a beautifully written ode to a lost civilization combined with a warmly observed father-son adventure far from home. In 2014, Richard Fidler and his son Joe made a journey to Istanbul. Fired by Richard's passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire—centered around the legendary Constantinople—we are swept into some of the most extraordinary tales in history. The clash of civilizations, the fall of empires, the rise of Christianity, revenge, lust, murder. Turbulent stories from the past are brought vividly to life at the same time as a father navigates the unfolding changes in his relationship with his son.

Racing the Great White Way

Author : Katie N. Johnson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472903608
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Racing the Great White Way written by Katie N. Johnson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early drama of Eugene O’Neill, with its emphasis on racial themes and conflicts, opened up extraordinary opportunities for Black performers to challenge racist structures in modern theater and cinema. By adapting O’Neill’s dramatic writing—changing scripts to omit offensive epithets, inserting African American music and dance, or including citations of Black internationalism--theater artists of color have used O’Neill’s texts to raze barriers in American and transatlantic theater. Challenging the widely accepted idea that Broadway was the white-hot creative engine of U.S. theater during the early 20th century, author Katie N. Johnson reveals a far more complex system of exchanges between the Broadway establishment and a vibrant Black theater scene in New York and beyond to chart a new history of American and transnational theater. In spite of their dichotomous (and at times problematic) representation of Blackness, O’Neill’s plays such as The Emperor Jones and All God’s Chillun Got Wings make ideal case studies because of the way these works stimulated traffic between Broadway and Harlem—and between white and Black America. These investigations of O’Neill and Broadway productions are enriched by the vibrant transnational exchange found in early to mid-20th century artistic production. Anchored in archival research, Racing the Great White Way recovers not only vital lost performance histories, but also the layered contexts for performing bodies across the Black Atlantic and the Circum-Atlantic.

Greeks without Greece

Author : Huw Halstead
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351244698
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Greeks without Greece written by Huw Halstead and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with discrimination in Turkey, the Greeks of Istanbul and Imbros overwhelmingly left the country of their birth in the years c.1940–1980 to resettle in Greece, where they received something of a lukewarm reception from the government and segments of the population. This book explores the myriad ways in which the expatriated Greeks of Turkey daily understand their contemporary difficulties through the lens of historical experience, and reimagine the past according to present concerns and conceptions. It demonstrates how the Greeks of Turkey draw upon the particularities of their own local heritages in order simultaneously to establish their legitimacy as residents of Greece and maintain a sense of their distinctiveness vis-à-vis other Greeks; and how expatriate memory activists respond to their persecution in Turkey and their marginalisation in Greece by creating linkages between their experiences and both Greek national history and the histories of other persecuted communities. Greeks without Greece shows that in a broad spectrum of different domains – from commemorative ceremonies and the minutiae of citizenship to everyday expressions of national identity and stereotypes about others – the past is a realm of active and varied use capable of sustaining multiple and changeable identities, memories, and meanings.

Author : Mark Barnette
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1425932142
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book written by Mark Barnette and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A car flies out of the night, taking aim at a stranger crossing a lonely street, empty except for a single witness: Dr. Dallas Roark. In an instant, car and stranger meet, and the impact sends a stunned Dallas tumbling down a path that would change his life forever. Before dying, the mortally wounded man gives his briefcase to Dallas, along with a single message: "find the Guardians." This final request sets in motion a series of events that challenge Dallas, a linguist and archaeologist, to re-examine everything he thought he knew. Looking inside the case, Dallas finds a triangular emerald tablet engraved with an indecipherable cuneiform script. Along with the tablet, Dallas finds clues that lead him to the Guardians, an ancient organization dedicated to the protection of the human race. When Dallas reveals to the Guardians that he possesses the tablet, they are forced to divulge to him both humanity's hidden history, and the consequences of this knowledge; a reality that they feel the human race is not yet ready to face. He immediately becomes a target for their adversaries - another secret society called the Order. Now there is no turning back; Dallas must join the Guardians in their quest for the treasures of the Anunnaki. With the help of Jorge, Miranda, Raj, and the rest of the team, Dallas pursues the mystery from the United States, across Africa, and into the Middle East in a race to discover the ultimate truth about the history and fate of mankind. Dallas must summon all his skill, knowledge, and intuition if he is to rescue humanity from a fate decreed over thirteen millennia ago. Can he decipher the mysterious emerald tablet, solve its ancient riddle, and save both the worldand himself?